New Toy for John

For a summer and a half, John's dad has been carting his lawn mower between our house and theirs because someone forgot to put oil in ours and blew all the seals. John kept saying he would repair it, but I was determined he was getting a new riding mower. With him working as many hours as he does and cutting two yards, I decided he definitely needed one, so after a little research, I bought him one.

Say good-bye to the old one:


And hello to the new John Deere LA 135 LE:








The 135 was this year's limited edition and has a dual cylinder engine and a few extra features and more horse power than the others in the LA line. I was looking at the 115 but after taking John to look at them there really was no comparision and it was definitely worth the extra money. The Fillmore John Deere Dealer that we went to only had 2 of the 135's left so we put a hold one on Tuesday. Thank goodness we did because when we went back to pick it up on Saturday, they had sold out of the 135's.

John didn't get any time to play with it on Saturday so on Sunday he drove it over to his sister-in-law's to try it out on their grass. He was very impressed on how well it did and I was happy to see how quickly he could get it cut. Here he is on the tractor for his first cutting:


So here's to much happy lawn mowing in the future!!